Annual change in primary energy from low-carbon energy in Colombia
Colombia: Annual change in primary energy from low-carbon energy was 16.36 terawatt-hours in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual change in primary energy from low-carbon energy in Colombia, 1966–2025
Source: Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
In 2025, annual change in primary energy from low-carbon energy in Colombia stood at 16.36 terawatt-hours. That is the highest value across all 60 years on record.
That represents a change of up 940.3% on the previous year and up 5,112.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual change in primary energy from low-carbon energy in Colombia peaked at 16.36 terawatt-hours in 2025 and was at its lowest, -5.82 terawatt-hours, in 2020.
That places Colombia 9th out of 77 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4735 terawatt-hours | 0.3933 terawatt-hours | 0.547 terawatt-hours | 4 |
| 1970s | 0.8476 terawatt-hours | 0.1951 terawatt-hours | 1.66 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.37 terawatt-hours | -0.2271 terawatt-hours | 2.89 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7473 terawatt-hours | -5.23 terawatt-hours | 5.72 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.26 terawatt-hours | -2.76 terawatt-hours | 4.78 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.27 terawatt-hours | -3.28 terawatt-hours | 10.21 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.63 terawatt-hours | -5.82 terawatt-hours | 16.36 terawatt-hours | 6 |
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More climate change data for Colombia
- Share co2 vs population 0.4625 (2100)
- Population growth 1.0% (2025)
- Population, total 53.43 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 1.3% (2025)
- Urban population 42.09 million (2025)
- Urban population 78.8% (2025)
- Co2 emissions vs gdp 1.75 (2024)
- Cumulative co emissions 3.80 billion (2024)
- Co emissions per capita 1.75 (2024)
- Co2 per capita vs renewable electricity 1.75 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual change in primary energy from low-carbon energy in Colombia?
- Annual change in primary energy from low-carbon energy in Colombia was 16.36 terawatt-hours in 2025, according to Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual change in primary energy from low-carbon energy recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 16.36 terawatt-hours in 2025.
- What is the lowest annual change in primary energy from low-carbon energy recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was -5.82 terawatt-hours in 2020.
- How does Colombia rank for annual change in primary energy from low-carbon energy?
- Colombia ranks 9th out of 77 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual change in primary energy from low-carbon energy rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5,112.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual change in primary energy from low-carbon energy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Change in total energy supply relative to the previous year, measured in terawatt-hours.